Montgomery — State school board members want the K-12 system to put its checkbook online like the two-year college system has done. Officials said it's not that easy: The state has 132 school systems operating on different computer systems, and some would need software upgrades.

Alaska:

Anchorage — Federal officials said a crewmember aboard the Serenade of the Seas cruise ship is recovering from a probable case of the H1N1 flu. The crewmember's illness began May 2, and she has been in isolation and taking antiviral medication, state officials said. She'll remain isolated for the remainder of the ship's cruise through Alaska waters, authorities said.

Arizona:

Phoenix — The attorney general's office is looking into a network of charities tied to a local televangelist after a series in The Arizona Republic revealed how 22 charities reap millions of dollars in donations every year, using the funds mainly for salaries and expenses. A lawyer for the Don Stewart Association says he welcomes the chance to work with authorities.

Arkansas:

Conway— There are five finalists to become president of the University of Central Arkansas: Brad Bartel, president at Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colo; Dean Bresciani, adjunct professor at Texas A&M; Allen Meadors, chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Pembroke; Bernie Patterson, provost and vice president for academic affairs at Oklahoma City University; Aaron Podolefsky, president of the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg.

California:

Santa Ana — Amika Sergejev, 31, was sentenced to almost 10 years behind bars for causing a fatal traffic accident while she was high on methamphetamine. She apologized in court for causing the death in 2008 of Lee Naeng, 69, when she drove at 93 mph through a red light and collided with his car in Cypress.

Colorado:

Aurora — An unidentified man fired several shots at police, then shot and wounded himself in the head, police Detective Bob Friel said. The violence followed a call for officers to respond to a suspicious occurrence. When officers approached the man, he began shooting, Friel said. Struck by police fire, the man fell, then got up and shot himself in the head.

Connecticut:

Hartford — Gov. Rell said the state will honor the late Gov. Ella Grasso by naming the new terminal at Bradley International Airport after the Windsor Locks native. Rell made the announcement Sunday, which would have been Grasso's 90th birthday. Grasso was elected in 1974. She served until illness forced her to resign on Dec. 31, 1980. She died on Feb. 5, 1981.

Delaware:

Dover — A sports betting bill is heading to the state Senate after it was passed by House lawmakers. The bill also calls for state officials and the casino industry to submit an initial proposal on table games within 75 days of the measure'senactment. The NCAA and pro sports leagues oppose sports betting, saying it tarnishes the image of sports and lures youths into gambling.

D.C.:

A congressional hearing will be June 3 in the Rayburn House Office Building about the federal cleanup of World War I-era munitions found in the Spring Valley neighborhood, The Washington Post reported. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton said the Army Corps of Engineers had not consulted with Congress about a plan to finish in two years.

Florida:

Ocoee — The 1960s-era Colony Plaza Hotel was imploded and reduced to a 15,000-ton pile of rubble in about six seconds. The hotel was built to attract Walt Disney World visitors but was abandoned years ago. The city spent more than $600,000 for the demolition. Officials expect to get back the money when the property is sold.

Georgia:

Thomasville— Authorities said 16 Thomas County families have until the end of the month to move their mobile homes because raw sewage from a sewer plant is backing into the homes and has spilled on the ground at Twin Oaks Mobile Home Park. The families who live there say they can't afford to move, and they feel like they have nowhere to turn.

Hawaii:

Honolulu— Lydia Hemmings, wife of state Sen. Fred Hemmings, was indicted on charges of stealing funds from Blueprint for Change, a child-welfare charity she headed. Fred Hemmings, a Republican, said his wife is "not the best bookkeeper in the world but she would never consciously purloin anything from anybody."

Idaho:

Boise — Six city police officers were given a Medal of Honor for their service during a 1997 shootout that left one of the honorees dead. Mark Stall's medal was accepted by his daughter. Police chief Mike Masterson nominated the men after he realized they had not been honored. They include: Rob Berrier, Bryan Hagler, Stephen Van Doren, Gary Wiggins and Ron Winegar.

Illinois:

Washington Park— Relatives of a St. Louis man killed nearly five months ago in southwestern Illinois hope a $15,000 reward helps crack the case. Frank Dover was fatally shot in December outside a local strip club. Anyone with information can call Washington Park police at 618-874-0115 or CrimeStoppers at 866-371-8477.

Indiana:

Bloomington— Authorities said Hoover Settle, 54, died after falling from a boat into Lake Monroe. Indiana Conservation Officer Angela Goldman said Settle fell into the water Saturday afternoon. Settle was given CPR on shore, but was pronounced dead shortly after arriving at Bloomington Hospital.

Iowa:

Des Moines— A well-known bowling alley has been torn down after the city's fire department deemed the building unsafe. Perry Bowl, which had been in business for nearly 90 years, was demolished Saturday, one week after one of its walls collapsed. Authorities also found asbestos on the second floor. Manager and co-owner Bob Smotherman said the owners will try to rebuild.

Kansas:

Wichita — Wichita State University scientist George Bousfield has been awarded a $6.6 million research grant from the National Institutes of Health. The university said Bousfield discovered a variation in a human fertility hormone. And he believes the hormone variation acts in a way that might unlock secrets about human reproduction, and how to enhance it.

Kentucky:

Lexington — Experts at the University of Kentucky are warning horse farm owners to be on the lookout for eastern tent caterpillars. Researchers at UK tied the caterpillars to mare reproductive loss syndrome, which in 2001 caused hundreds of foals to be born dead or dying and thousands of mares to abort early in the pregnancy.

Louisiana:

New Orleans — An elderly couple was found dead Sunday in their Gentilly community home. New Orleans Police Chief Warren Riley said robbery did not appear to be the motive and investigators believe that the couple was not the intended target. Riley said the couple's daughter was also in the home, but was unharmed.

Maine:

Mount Desert — College of the Atlantic students today will set up the first wind turbine to be erected on Mount Desert Island. The wind turbine at Beech Hill Farm will open to the public May 27. The college said the wind turbine is part of a commitment by College of the Atlantic to develop alternative energy innovations.

Maryland:

Annapolis — Gov. O'Malley plans to ask the Federal Communications Commission if the state can hold a cellphone jamming demonstration at a state prison to show the effectiveness of stopping inmate cellphone use, which has been a safety threat in prisons nationwide. The Communications Act of 1934 doesn't allow state and local agencies to use the jamming technology.

Massachusetts:

Boston — The Massachusetts Association of Colleges of Nursing is organizing a rally at the Statehouse on Tuesday to highlight the shortage of instructors at nursing schools nationwide. The increased demand for nurses and for nurses with doctorates and masters degrees have left nursing schools scrambling for faculty.

Michigan:

Big Rapids — Ground has been broken for the $27 million College of Optometry building at Ferris State University. The building is scheduled to be completed in fall 2010 and open for classes in spring 2011. The state will pay about $20 million, and Ferris State will contribute the remaining $7 million.

Minnesota:

St. Charles — A fire badly damaged a 106-year-old church. An off-duty firefighter reported the blaze at St. Charles United Church of Christ around 5 p.m. Saturday. The sanctuary roof was destroyed; smoke and water damaged much of the building. There were no injuries, and the cause of the fire was unknown.

Mississippi:

Greenville — A former police officer has been found guilty of the sexual battery of a 14-year-old girl who became pregnant. The verdict against Benjamin Roberson, 26, was returned by a Washington County Circuit Court jury Friday. A sentencing date hasn't been set. Roberson was arrested in July 2007.

Missouri:

St. Louis — Sarah Panzau relives for audiences the night she nearly killed herself in a drunken-driving accident. "I'm trying to … do something good with my second chance," said Panzau, 27. "I have to live with this now," she said, referring to her amputated left arm and scars on her neck and legs. She discusses her life lessons with students nationwide.

Montana:

Helena — Five monitoring wells have been drilled amid concern about arsenic and selenium pollution in the ground beneath east Helena. Maps from the Environmental Protection Agency show that arsenic spread last year. The pollution contains nearly 40 times the amount of arsenic the federal government allows in drinking water.

Nebraska:

Omaha — A 60-year-old Omaha woman has been killed in a golf cart accident. Sarpy County Sheriff Jeff Davis said emergency workers found Debbie Deines on Saturday near an overturned cart at the Tiburon Golf Course. She was taken to Creighton University Medical Center, where she died. The accident is being investigated.

Nevada:

Las Vegas — Officials for St. Rose Dominican Hospitals said they are extending a smoking ban at three hospitals in Las Vegas and Henderson starting July 1. The ban means that nobody will be allowed to smoke anywhere on hospital-owned property, including outside hospitals and in parking lots.

New Hampshire:

Manchester — Just in time for Mother's Day, a mother duck was reunited with two of her babies who fell into a storm drain. City workers opened the grate, climbed into the drain and rescued the ducklings. The mother and her 11 ducklings were then taken to the Merrimack River.

New Jersey:

Elizabeth — Two homeless men accused of setting a fire that led to a firefighter's death in January have been indicted on murder charges. Emilio Vasquez and Jose Flores were also charged with arson and burglary in the indictment handed up by a Union County grand jury. Firefighter Gary Stephens was struck by a fire truck that he was directing toward a hydrant.

New Mexico:

Las Cruces — U.S. Rep. Harry Teague, D-N.M., spoke Saturday on efforts to extend Rail Runner service into southern New Mexico and El Paso. Currently, it runs in central New Mexico from Belen to Santa Fe. Teague introduced legislation that he said would ease congestion and conserve energy for southern New Mexico commuters.

New York:

New York — State Sen. Kevin Parker, a Brooklyn Democrat, was charged with third-degree criminal mischief after allegations that he assaulted New York Post photographer William Lopez. Senate Majority Leader Malcolm Smith said he stripped Parker of his positions as majority whip and chairman of the energy committee and suspended his leadership pay.

North Carolina:

Raleigh — The state already has spent $550 million and earmarked $350 million of the estimated $6.2 billion it expects to receive from the federal stimulus package through late 2011, according to officials coordinating the money. Also, $466 million in road projects will be obligated by June 30, and more than $86 million in water system projects are getting started.

North Dakota:

Grand Forks — Cool temperatures and a new $5 cover charge marked this year's Springfest celebration at University Park. The cover charge was to help pay for Saturday's event, which drew about 1,500 people. Former University of North Dakota student Elizabeth Vistad said Springfest used to be "more free-spirited." Now, she said, "it's about obeying the law."

Ohio:

Columbus — Unemployed residents are beginning to get federal stimulus benefits that had been delayed by a computer programming issue. The federal stimulus package is providing an extra $25 in weekly benefits. State officials said a computer programming delay held up the payments after the provision took effect Feb. 22. The extra payments are retroactive to that date.

Oklahoma:

Picher — The mayor of Picher said no memorial service is planned today on the one-year anniversary of a tornado that led to the deaths of seven people. Mayor Tim Reeves said most people are trying to put the tornado behind them, and no marker will be placed in memory of the storm.

Oregon:

North Bend — A small airport on the coast takes care of its bird problems with a border collie named Filly. Southwest Oregon Regional Airport sends the dog after the geese that can pose a hazard to aviation. "She's chased flocks of geese into the water," said Bob Hood, the airport's wildlife manager. "She's really good at her job."

Pennsylvania:

Delta— Local authorities said a 56-year-old Maryland man died while scuba diving in a quarry. State police said the man, who's name has not been released, was diving in Guppy Gulch in Peach Bottom Township on Saturday when he got into trouble and was pulled out by companions. York County Deputy Coroner Claude Stabley said an autopsy will be done.

Rhode Island:

Providence— Chronically ill patients could legally buy marijuana for pain relief under legislation state House lawmakers are set to vote on this week. The bill would permit three non-profit stores to sell marijuana to the roughly 680 patients enrolled in the state's medical marijuana program. House lawmakers plan to vote on the issue Tuesday afternoon.

South Carolina:

Columbia — South Carolina's efforts to become the center of a hydrogen economy may have taken a blow after President Obama's administration announced plans to slash hydrogen research. The administration is cutting research into vehicles powered by hydrogen, betting that hybrid electric plug-ins cars are the way to reduce the nation's dependence on oil.

South Dakota:

Pierre — The state's share of the federal stimulus measure will help school districts maintain general programs, boost spending on special education and programs for low-income students, and cut costs of issuing bonds for school construction. School districts will get more than $150 million of the $776 million South Dakota is in line to get from the stimulus measure.

Tennessee:

Athens — A dry-cleaning company is trying to help the unemployed by offering its services for free. Magnolia Cleaners will clean a person's job interview clothes, up to $25 per week, The Daily Post-Athenian reported. That amounts to the equivalent of two men's or women's two-piece suits and two dress shirts or two dresses.

Texas:

Fort Worth — Lubbock voters chose Saturday to allow stores to sell liquor, beer and wine. The vote was 64% in favor, 36% against. That's essentially the first time those sales will be allowed in the city limits since prohibition was lifted in Texas in the 1930s. An area on the edge of town was the only part of the 210,000-resident city where alcohol sales were allowed.

Utah:

Kanab — More than 300 all-terrain and off-highway vehicle riders held a rally to protest federal government restrictions on access to Grand Staircase-Escalante National monument. The rally included a mass ride up the muddy Paria River. Under a Bureau of Land Management plan, the meandering river in Paria-Hackberry Wilderness Study Area is closed to motorized vehicles.

Vermont:

Brattleboro — Students are being encouraged to walk or ride bikes to school this week. The Academy School is celebrating International Walk or Bike to School Week by letting students enter a drawing for every day they walk or bike. Two winners will receive a gift certificate to a local gym. In Readsboro, school officials used grant money to hold a bike-safety rodeo.

Virginia:

Manassas — Prince William County school board members said they have restored cuts to its $785 million budget for fiscal 2010. Among the restored funding is $750,000 worth of programs for low-income students. School board officials said a tax rate gave the school system $3.7 million more than it had expected.

Washington:

Stevenson — A man has been arrested in the fatal shooting of his wife. The Skamania County Sheriff's Office said Darcy Banaszek, 34, was arrested at his home. The Columbian said deputies were called to the home on Friday by Banaszek's brother and found the body of Kira Banaszek, 31.

West Virginia:

Charleston — Megachurch pastor T.D. Jakes will host a three-day conference Aug. 13-15 in Charleston. Mayor Danny Jones said the conference is expected to bring in more than 13,000 people. Jakes was pastor of the Temple of Faith in Cross Lanes until launching the Dallas-based Potter's House in 1996.

Wisconsin:

Milwaukee — A police squad car was struck by a suspected drunken driver. Police spokeswoman Anne Schwartz said a van hit the police car when the police attempted a traffic stop on another vehicle. Two officers were treated for their injuries. The 38-year-old van driver was arrested for allegedly driving while intoxicated.

Wyoming:

Sinclair — The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality said thousands of barrels of "gasoline-grade material" spilled recently at the Sinclair Oil Refinery. DEQ spokesman Keith Guille said he's not sure when or how the spill occurred or whether any refinery workers were hurt. He said the spill was contained and Sinclair Oil officials have been cleaning up the spill.

U.S. territory:

Puerto Rico — Police said a 14-year-old boy has been shot even as authorities are investigating the unrelated fatal shootings of six other children in the past week. Police said Luis Daniel Huertas is recuperating after being shot in the knee. Friday's shooting comes one day after a 14-year-old boy was killed. Five other children, between ages 2 and 17, also have died.